Thoughts and experience of children in need of special support : Three voices out of school world

The purpose with this essay is to illustrate what divides and unites three educationalists approach on “children in need of special support” within the first years of school. Three educationalists with significant positions within the school system have been chosen for interviews. On basis of the results of the interviews three themes has been selected and divided into the conceptions; “children in need of special support”, “resource” and “a school for everyone”. The approach has then been compared with a selection of documents with guidelines, the curriculum and the Swedish law regarding school. Further on the aim with the essay also is to get an insight in the educational program to prepare and try to understand what is demanded of an educationalist